Where does “sinusoid” come from?
Sinusoid comes from French sinusoïde, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to bend or curve.
sinusoid (English): A curve having the shape of a sine wave; Any of...
Definitions
- A curve having the shape of a sine wave; Any of...
Ancestry of “sinusoid”, step by step
sinusoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French sinusoïde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sinusoïde | sinusoid |
| 2 | French | sinus | sinus; sine |
| 3 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 4 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 6 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via English sinus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sinus | A pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue,... |